Skip to content
Pitt Rivers Museum
AboutHire the MuseumNewsletterUniversity of Oxford

1922.23.47

Iron hook with jingles, used for straining cloth while being embroidered. [EH [OPS Move] 9/5/2017]

1922.23.47

Digital asset copyright: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Terms and Conditions

If you wish to order a high-resolution image and/or licence its use for print or web publication, exhibition, film, promotional product or any other use, whether in the academic or commercial sector of any print run, then please visit photographic services.

Collection type
Object
Description
Iron hook with jingles, used for straining cloth while being embroidered. [EH [OPS Move] 9/5/2017]
Long description
Rectangular section with two rows of perforations, through which iron chain links terminating in flat metal drop-shaped pieces have been attached. At one end of this rectangular section is a sharp hook, and at the other is a protruding butt through which an iron chain link and a ring have been attached. The main body and some of the drop shaped pieces are decorated with punched decoration. [EH [OPS Move] 9/5/2017]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Cultural groups
Hausa
Person
Field collector Charles Kingsley Meek
PRM source Charles Kingsley Meek
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
By 1922
Acquisition information
Donated: 1922
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Perforated, Process Hammered, Process Punched
Dimensions
Depth: max 30 mm, Length: max 175 mm, Width: max 85 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1922.23.47

Search terms: Textile, Music, Sewing Equipment, Musical Instrument

Further items to explore